Priscilla Strole was sexually assaulted and beaten to death in her Fairfield home in 1983, a mystery that remained unsolved until 2014. Investigators had fingerprints and DNA from the crime scene, which they ran back through the database. The fingerprints matched Robert Hathaway, a then-48-year-old Fairfield man. Another test confirmed his DNA was also a match. Hathaway committed suicide after police interviewed him about the slaying. Fairfield police said his suicide note alluded to the murder.

Priscilla Strole was sexually assaulted and beaten to death in her Fairfield home in 1983, a mystery that remained unsolved until 2014. Investigators had fingerprints and DNA from the crime scene, which they

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For decades, police believed the five unsolved murders known as the Gypsy Hill killings were committed by one individual. But in late 2017, they arrested Leon Melvin Seymour for one of the murders — two years after another man, Rodney Lynn Halbower, was charged in connection with two of the other killings. The Gypsy Hill killings, which spanned the first half of 1976, encompass the stabbing deaths of Veronica "Ronnie" Cascio, Tatiana Marie "Tanya" Blackwell (pictured above), Paula Louise Baxter, Carol Lee Booth and Denise Lampe.

For decades, police believed the five unsolved murders known as the Gypsy Hill killings were committed by one individual. But in late 2017, they arrested Leon Melvin Seymour for one of the murders — two years

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Rodney Halbower, who is already imprisoned in Oregon for kidnapping and attempting to murder a woman there, is being tried for the slayings of Baxter and Cascio. Prosecutors say his DNA linked him to both murders.

Seymour, also already incarcerated as an “inmate-patient” at Coalinga State Hospital, has been charged with the murder of Lampe (seen here). Seymour has a history of assaults and kidnappings, according to San Mateo County officials.

Rodney Halbower, who is already imprisoned in Oregon for kidnapping and attempting to murder a woman there, is being tried for the slayings of Baxter and Cascio. Prosecutors say his DNA linked him to both

Since 1980, one of the East Bay’s most haunting mysteries was what happened to 14-year-old Suzanne Bombardier. The teen was babysitting her nieces in an Antioch apartment when she was kidnapped; her body, stabbed in the heart, was found days later in the San Joaquin River. In 2015, biological samples were sent to a forensic lab, where police saw they found a match with Mitchell Lynn Bacom.

Since 1980, one of the East Bay’s most haunting mysteries was what happened to 14-year-old Suzanne Bombardier. The teen was babysitting her nieces in an Antioch apartment when she was kidnapped; her body,

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Bacom had a long history of sexual violence. In 1974, he was convicted of sodomy and assault. A year after Bombardier’s murder, he was arrested in Sacramento County for rape and sentenced to 24 years in prison, and in 2002, he was imprisoned again for failure to register as a sex offender. In February, he entered a not guilty plea in the murder of Bombardier. The case is currently in the court system. less

Bacom had a long history of sexual violence. In 1974, he was convicted of sodomy and assault. A year after Bombardier’s murder, he was arrested in Sacramento County for rape and sentenced to 24 years in ... more

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In a case that caught the eye of politicians, police announced in March 2018 that Keith Kenard Asberry Jr., was being charged in a 2015 murder — and that he had allegedly committed at least one other sexual assault where the rape kit was not tested. Asberry is accused of raping and killing Randhir Kaur, who was a student at the UCSF School of Dentistry. Nearly eight years earlier, Berkeley police say Asberry assaulted two teens. For some reason, the rape kit was not tested.

Kaur’s death was called "absolutely horrifying and tragically avoidable, and exactly why we need every rape kit in the state to be tested" by Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco.

In a case that caught the eye of politicians, police announced in March 2018 that Keith Kenard Asberry Jr., was being charged in a 2015 murder — and that he had allegedly committed at least one other sexual

In a case that caught the eye of politicians, police announced in...photo-15233392.181188 - |ucfirst

In 1986, the bodies of two friends, Michelle Xavier, 18, and Jennifer Duey, 20, were found on the side of Mill Creek Road in Fremont. The case stayed cold until 2016, when Fremont police created a task force for cold cases and missing persons. The team discovered skin under the fingernails of one of the victims.

In 1986, the bodies of two friends, Michelle Xavier, 18, and Jennifer Duey, 20, were found on the side of Mill Creek Road in Fremont. The case stayed cold until 2016, when Fremont police created a task force

The DNA profile, law enforcement said, matched David Emery Misch, who is currently imprisoned for the 1989 stabbing death of a Hayward woman. Misch was charged with the murders of Xavier and Duey. His case is currently working its way through the legal system. less

The DNA profile, law enforcement said, matched David Emery Misch, who is currently imprisoned for the 1989 stabbing death of a Hayward woman. Misch was charged with the murders of Xavier and Duey. His case is ... more

Investigators say they finally know who the man known as the Golden State Killer really is: Joseph James DeAngelo, a former police officer. The Golden State Killer's spree was one of the state's most horrifying: at least 12 murders and 45 rapes throughout California.

Police say they got their break when they ran known Golden State Killer DNA through a commercial genealogy site, leading to a hit with another user. That lead got them to DeAngelo, who was living in Citrus Heights.